Maternal methyl supplemented diets and effects on offspring health

Frontiers in Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue AUG, 2014, Pages

  O'Neill, Rachel J ^a   Vrana, Paul B ^b   Rosenfeld, Cheryl S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; DNA methylation; DOHaD; In utero; Maternal; Nutrition and nutriceutical

Indexed keywords

4, 4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; AGOUTI PROTEIN; ARSENIC; BETAINE; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; CHOLINE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FOLIC ACID; METHIONINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRONCHIOLITIS; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENETIC REPRESSION; FOLATE METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LONG TERMINAL REPEAT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLIC DISORDER; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE; PREECLAMPSIA; PROGENY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 84906254249     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16648021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00289     Document Type: Article

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